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The group, headed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, suggests Congress take action to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from drafting similar regulations in the future.

"The order [to withdraw the plan] should explain that it is the administration's view that the [Clean Power Plan] is unlawful and that EPA lacks authority to enforce it.

The executive order is necessary to send an immediate and strong message to States and regulated entities that the administration will not enforce the rule," according to Attorney General Morrisey.

President-elect Trump's potential Cabinet is filling with nominees from top fossil fuel-producing states.

He tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, an ardent opponent of President Obama's measures to curb climate change, to run the Environmental Protection Agency and Rick Perry, a climate sceptic and former governor of Texas, to head the Department of Energy.

Climate change rally

Sun, September 21, 2014

The worldwide march is part of an international day of action to fight climate change ahead of a United Nations summit in New York on 23 September, which calls for drastic political and economic changes to slow global warming, has been organised by a coalition of unions, activists, politicians and scientists from around the globe

US actors Leonardo DiCaprio (C), Edward Norton (R) and Mark Ruffalo (L) participate in the People's Climate March in New York, New York USA

President-elect Trump has promised to revive oil and gas drilling and coal mining by cutting back on federal regulations.

He also has said he would pull the United States out of a global deal to curb emissions of carbon dioxide, which an overwhelming number of scientists say contribute to changes to the climate that are leading to sea level rise, droughts and more frequent violent storms.